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Table 7 Effects of MBA on plasma hormone of immature gilts when exposed to ZEA and DON1

From: Alleviation of mycotoxin biodegradation agent on zearalenone and deoxynivalenol toxicosis in immature gilts

Diet treatments

Toxins, μg/kg feed

MBA, g/kg

E2, pg/mL

LH, mIU/mL

PRL, µIU/mL

FSH, mIU/mL

ZEA

DON

MO

596.86

796

0

25.87

23.04

166.94a

17.04

MOA

600.99

782

2

29.29

23.74

149.22b

18.24

CO

90.68

33

0

30.65

24.96

118.35c

18.20

COA

89.88

30

2

31.35

25.80

121.83c

17.89

Pooled SEM

0.71

1.16

3.79

1.14

Source of variation

P-value

Main effect of toxins diets

< 0.01

0.13

< 0.01

0.73

Main effect of MBA level

0.02

0.53

0.10

0.71

Toxins diets × MBA level

0.09

0.95

0.02

0.53

  1. 1Each sample was assayed in triplicate
  2. a-cMeans within a column with different letters differ significantly (P < 0.05)